AI Safety & Governance Full-time

Site Reliability Engineer - Cybersecurity

xAI

Posted

Feb 15, 2026

Location

USA

Type

Full-time

Compensation

$180000 - $360000

Mission

What you will drive

Core responsibilities:

  • Build and secure mission-critical applications in a hybrid cloud environment
  • Monitor and remediate infrastructure to comply with regulations and best practices (e.g., PCI, NIST CSF)
  • Design and implement secure container standards and automation to enable frictionless developer workflows
  • Build, deploy, and maintain security operations infrastructure using Python, Terraform, and Puppet

Impact

The difference you'll make

This role ensures the security and reliability of X Money platform, which is critical for financial transactions, while also contributing to the broader mission of creating AI systems that aid humanity in its pursuit of knowledge.

Profile

What makes you a great fit

Required qualifications:

  • Proven experience securing hybrid AWS/on-premises environments, including IAM and overall security posture
  • Strong proficiency in Python, Terraform, and Puppet
  • Deep expertise in Kubernetes and container security
  • Hands-on expertise building GitHub Actions and workflows
  • Extensive experience with Prometheus, Grafana, CloudWatch, and Karma

Benefits

What's in it for you

Base salary plus equity, comprehensive medical, vision, and dental coverage, access to a 401(k) retirement plan, short & long-term disability insurance, life insurance, and various other discounts and perks.

About

Inside xAI

xAI's mission is to create AI systems that can accurately understand the universe and aid humanity in its pursuit of knowledge. The organization operates with a flat structure focused on engineering excellence.